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COMPTROLLER , -rERAL OF THE UNITF.0 STATES
WASHINGTON. D.C. Z54B , -
.170536 SEP 2 1972
,,t- Theodore Arndt ,vquire
1211 Autre Court
o .,ille, Faryland 20851
M Ir. Arndt:
Reference is made to your letter of May 30, 1971, requestiS recn-
1idqr~t-on of our decision of March 15, 1971, B-170536, 50 Conp. Gen.
Yfto=r supplemental letter of December 16, 1971, and; your Summatioa,
AMpa for Review forwarded here by your letter of July 16, 1972, all
We ging with the same matter. This last mentioned document is largely
-g u ary of the issues raised and discussed in your lettersof March 15
December 16, 1971, together with related exhibits and an attachment
Jjito' that sets out your account of the discusaion which took place
,&Iz'ing those issues during the conference with represeutatives of o~ur
ffice on January 25, 1972.
rimarily, you are concerned with the conclusion read-hed in that
decision with regard to allegations by Apache Flooring C4mpeny (Apache)
-k that Armstrong Cork Company (Armstrong) had been given preferential treat-
<3, int over Apache under a 'tile- supply contract. It is contended that
.Artrong was accorded preferential treatment in that Armstrong has not
Ubeen required to comply with the equal employment opportunity provisions
WOf Exacttivy rder 11246Knd the regulations issued thereunder (41 CFR
-'0-1.40())quiring the\ submission of an affirmative action plan for
Ch Of its eftablishmenta within 120 days from the commencement of its
Stlr, t.
. Concerning this matter , Executive Order 11246,Oaptember 24, 1965,
f.8.*a~nded, sets forth policies regarding equal employment opportunity
(EC) requirements. Under section 201 of the Order the Secretary of
SAbor is required to adopt rules and regulations and issue such orders
ha hedeems necessary and appropriate to achieve the purposes of the
. U Government contracts.
The facts conceied in this case are fully set forth in our earlier
and, therefore, will not be repeated in detail here. It may be
. I howevor, that the guidelines established by the ]Departrent of Labor
- or. determining whether a parent and subsidiary are to be considered as
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